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Chinese Internet Addiction Boot Camp Prison Break

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the make-a-run-for-it dept.

UgLyPuNk writes "A group of inmates at the Huai'an Internet Addiction Treatment Centre decided they'd had enough of the 'monotonous work and intensive training.' Working together, they tied their duty supervisor to his bed and made a run for it. The 14 patients, aged from 15 to 22, hailed a taxi to take them to a nearby town — but were uncovered when the driver took them to the police station instead, suspicious of the identically dressed young men who were unable to pay the fare."

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  1. First post! by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    First I escaped Slashdot Addiction Camp, and now this! What a perfect day.

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    which is totally what she said
  2. Reeeeroy Jenkiiiiiins by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who's the tank and who's the buffer?

  3. Hurra! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Achievement Unlocked: "Prison Break"!

  4. Re:I know China is crowded by Improv · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not really. People training for the clown car trick typically practice in China.

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  5. Re:'monotonous work and intensive training' by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know what would be the perfect "abuse of authority/prison-industrial complex" scandal story?

    Using inmates at an internet-addiction boot camp as slave labor for your WoW gold-farming business...

  6. McGuyverism Triumphs Again by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 4, Funny

    Expect the chinese government to spin this into a positive light for their work camp by "teaching teamwork and on-the-fly improvisational skills".

    1. Re:McGuyverism Triumphs Again by Shrike82 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Expect the chinese government to spin this into a positive light for their work camp by "teaching teamwork and on-the-fly improvisational skills".

      Also, since they didn't beat up the cab driver, steal his cab, take it for a joy ride and kill a hooker with a baseball bat it's clearly proof that these camps are combatting video game addiction too...

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  7. mod points by poptones · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wanted to mod you up, but there's no option for "drug induced rambling."

  8. Re:'monotonous work and intensive training' by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 4, Funny

    24800 experience for escaping from the prison warden, they get to keep their clothes and choose between steel handcuffs or plastic ties!